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Ord. 1279 06-26-06 * Codify 2012-10-09ORDINANCE NO. 1279 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING TH E PLACEMENT OF STOP SIGNS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND (BOGEY WAY @ VENEZIA DR.); PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, FOR PUBLICATION, AND FOR CODIFICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE THE NEED TO ESTABLISH STOP SIGNS AT INTERSECTIONS INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AND, THEREFORE, BEARS DIRECTLY UPON THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENRY. WHEREAS, Section 544.003 of the Transportation Code provides, in part, that local authorities may, with reference to highways under their jurisdiction, designate any intersection as a stop intersection; and WHEREAS, a stop sign warrant analysis for the above referenced intersection has been prepared; and WHEREAS, based on the available data, the installation of stop signs at the intersection is warranted; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS: Section 1. Pursuant to the grant of authority contained in the preamble hereof, the placement of stop signs in accordance with Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated for all purposes, is hereby approved. Section 2. Penalty. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). ORDINANCE NO. 1279 Section 3. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that the need to establish stop signs inures to the benefit of the traveling public and, therefore, bears directly upon the health, safety and welfare of the citizenry; and that this Ordinance shall be adopted as an emergency measure, and that the rule requiring this Ordinance to be read on two (2) separate occasions be, and the same is hereby waived. Section 4. Savings. All rights and remedies which have accrued in favor of the City under this Chapter and amendments thereto shall be and are preserved for the benefit of the City. Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. Section 6. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict. Section 7. Codification. It is the intent of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be codified in the City's official Code of Ordinances as provided hereinabove. 2 ORDINANCE NO. 1279 of Pearland, upon passage of such Ordinance. The Ordinance shall then become effective ten (10) days from and after its publication, or the publication of its caption and penalty, in the official City newspaper. PASSED and APPROVED on First and Only Reading this the 26th day of June, A.D., 2006. ATTEST: NGL Y SETARY APPROVED AS TO FORM: DARRIN M. COKER CITY ATTORNEY 3 TOM REID MAYOR VOTING RECORD FIRST AND ONLY READING June 26, 2006 Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Saboe, Beckman, Kyle, and Cole. Voting "No" — None. Motion passes 4 to 0, with Councilmember Tetens absent. PUBLICATION DATE: June 28, 2006 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 7, 2006 PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENT W3-1a Figue3 Traff Data & Associates, Inc. Traffic Engineering Consultants 9720 Beechnut, Suite 390 Houston, Texas 77036 Phone: (713) 446-8167 Fax: (713) 772-2541 -mail: tdaiengineers@aoicom TRAFFIC ENGINEERING STUDY during the highest hour, but, (3) If the 85-percentile approach speed of the major -street traffic exceeds 65 Km/h (40 mph), the minimum vehicular volume warrant is 70 percent of the above values. D. Where no signal criterion is satisfied, but where Criteria B, C.1, and C.2 are all satisfied to 80 percent of the minimum values. Criterion C.3 is excluded from this condition. Option: Other criteria that may be considered in an engineering study include: A. The need to control left -turn conflicts; B. The need to control vehicle/pedesian conflicts near locations that generate high pedestrian volumes; C. Locations where a road user, after stopping , cannot see conflicting traffic and is not able to safely negotiate the intersection unless conflicting cross traffic is also required to stop; D. An intersection of two residential neighborhood collector (through) streets of similar design and operating characteristics where multiway stop control would improve traffic operational characteristics of the intersection. EfI TfJ GS AND' IEl AT'IONS Several methods of controlling conflicting streams of vehicles at intersections are in use. The use of any one of these methods depends on the type of intersection and the volume of traffic in each of the conflicting streams. Multi -way stop signs require that all vehicles TRAFF DATA & ASSOCIATES, INC. 4 1 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING STUDY approaching the intersection stop before entering that intersection. Based on field investigations, traffic data collected as part of this study, it is evident that a multi -way stop sign is not warranted at the following intersections: • Romero Drive at Venezia Drive. This intersection do not meet any of the minimum warrant requirements for a multi -way stop sign installation. • Romero Drive at San Conero Drive and Bogey Way at San Conero Drive. These intersections do not meet any of the minimum warrant requirements for a multi -way stop sign installation. Given that Romero Drive and Bogey Way forms a 90 degree turn at San Conero Drive, horizontal alignment signs should be installed to inform the road user of a change in the horizontal alignment of the roadway as shown in Figure 2. Based on field investigations, traffic data collected as part of this study, it is evident that a multi -way stop would benefit the entire subdivision at the Intersection of Bogey Way at Venezia Drive. Currently there are no stop sign along Bogey Way from Scarsdale Boulevard to San Conero through Romero Drive. Moreover; I. Installation of a multi -way stop sign at this location would provide adequate safety and turning conflicts. 2. The need to provide adequate critical gaps during peak hour for outbound vehicles from side streets and driveways along Bogey Way. The City of Pearland should provide advance warning signs two weeks prior to the installation of the multi -way stop sign. Stop sign ahead signs should be installed along Bogey Way as shown on Figure 3. TR AFT' DATA & ASSOCIATES. INC. 5 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION The Pearland Reporter News 2404 South Park Pearland, Texas 77581 State of Texas Brazoria and Harris Counties I, Lfoyd Morrow, hereby certify that the notice hereby appended was published in THE REPORTER NEWS, a newspaper of general circulation in Brazoria, Harris and Galvieston Counties, for issues, as follows: No, 1 Date . --02e 20 No7 No! No No. Date Date Date Date Subscribe and sworn to before me this 2' 20 LAURA ANN EMMONS Notary Public, State of Texas •• o ,� Commission Expires 09-09-2006 day of 20 20 20 20 Laura nn Emmons, Publisher Notary Public, State of Texas ,. r' r / -i dl Published June 28, 2006 ORDINANCE NO. 1279 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING TH E PLACEMENT OF STOP SIGNS WITHIN THE COR- PORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND (BOGEY WAY @ VENEZIA DR.), PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLA- TION: CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEV- ERABILITY CLAUSE AND A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE, FOR PUBLI- CATION, AND FOR CODI- FICATION; AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE THE NEED TO ESTABLISH STOP SIGNS AT INTERSECTIONS INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF THE TRAVELING PUB- LIC AND, THEREFORE, BEARS DIRECTLY UPON THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENRY. Section 2. Penalty. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). PASSED and APPROVED on First and Only Reading this the 26th day of June, A.D., 2006. /s/ Tom Reid Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Young Lorfing, TRMC City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: Is/ Darrin M. Coker City Attorney VOTING RECORD FIRST AND ONLY READING June 26, 2006 Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Saboe, Beckman, Kyle, and Cole. Voting "No" — None. Motion passes 4 to 0, with Councilmember Tetens absent. PUBLICATION DATE: June 28, 2006 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 7, 2006 PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS